Reloading

This week was kind of a slow week. I didn’t do any trap or skeet shooting and mostly focused on reloading some 20 gauge shotgun shells. I find myself really concentrating and getting into a zone while reloading. Every once in a while I might forget to add a wad (a plastic spacer that keeps the powder and shot separated. See photo below), when that happens it’s easy to see I’d messed up. The load shot drops into the powder and I have to dump the shell and start over. After I get into a rhythm it takes me about 10 minutes to make a box of 25.  

I might save about $1.00 per box I reload. I know that it doesn’t sound like much, but when you shoot as much as I do, every little bit helps. Also with the ammo shortage it’s becoming very hard to find the right load in the stores. What I mean by right loads is; I like to shoot #9 shot (smaller sized lead shot gives you more shot per round) and the right amount of powder. I like to shoot 7/8 oz of powder and that gives me a lighter kick so you can find the second clay pidgin quicker by not having to recover as much from the harder recoil.